Minutes Ordinary Meeting 19 December 2024

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                   19 DECEMBER 2024


            RESPONSE PROVIDED BY: Richard MacGillivray, Director Regulation &
            Development
            Thank you for your question.
            The term "structure" is not defined in the Planning Act 2016, Planning Regulations
            2017, or the Noosa Plan 2020. However, the definition of "site cover" in the
            Planning Regulations 2017 specifies certain buildings and structures that are
            excluded from site cover calculations. These exclusions include:
                Buildings or structures in landscaped or open space areas, such as
                   gazebos or shade structures.
                Basements completely below ground level used for car parking.
                The eaves of a building.
                Sun shades.
            As a result, these buildings and structures are not included in the calculation of site
            cover. To ensure consistency, Council officers have historically included structures
            greater than 1 metre above ground level in these calculations. Items such as
            fences, retaining walls, and poles are not included. The recent council endorsed
            amendments to the Noosa Plan 2020 include an editor’s note that aligns with this
            approach to provide greater clarity regarding this provision.

            QUESTION 2.
            Can you describe how waste management will be carried out in the Noosa Springs
            Hotel MCU21-0110? Specifically:
            1. Where are bins to be located and what size are they?
            2. How is waste transported to the bins?
            3. How is noise associated with waste transfer mitigated?
            4. Is a glass crusher proposed?
            5. Where do garbage trucks access the bins?

            RESPONSE PROVIDED BY: Richard MacGillivray, Director Regulation &
            Development
            Thank you for your question.
            Your query seeks specific advice about a development application currently under
            assessment and maybe subject to further changes from the applicant. We can
            arrange for a planning officer to assist you with your queries about waste
            management for the application and can direct you the current relevant application
            information which is available via Council’s PD Online website.


   8.3.     KIM PETROVIC

            QUESTION 1
            When does a request to extend the decision period cease to be dealt with by way
            of a delegated authority and brought to Councillors' attention/information that these
            have been issued previously including how many? In the case of multiple rolling
            approvals to extend the decision, at what point does it become the Councillors'
            decision to determine if these approvals should be issued rather than these being
            issued by the Development Assessment Manager?

            RESPONSE PROVIDED BY: Richard MacGillivray, Director Regulation &
            Development
            Thank you for your question.
            Council officers are responsible for assessing development applications in line with
            legislative requirements. Extending the decision-making period is an operational
            decision made during the assessment process, similar to issuing an information
            request, extending an information response period, or sending a Further Advice